Usage of the character 继

to continue
to follow after
to go on with
to succeed
to inherit
then
afterwards

jìmèi

继妹

[繼妹]

younger stepsister

jìshù

继述

[繼述]

(literary) to carry on
to inherit
to succeed

jìqīn

继亲

[繼親]

stepfamily
(old) stepmother
to marry

jìrèn

继任

[繼任]

to succeed sb in a job
successor

chūjì

出继

[出繼]

to become adopted as heir

xiāngjì

相继

[相繼]

in succession
following closely

jìjiě

继姐

[繼姐]

older stepsister

jìxiōng

继兄

[繼兄]

older stepbrother

jìzǐ

继子

[繼子]

stepson

jìtǒng

继统

[繼統]

to succeed on the throne

jìchéng

继承

[繼承]

to inherit
to succeed to (the throne etc)
to carry on (a tradition etc)

jìnü

继女

[繼女]

stepdaughter
CL:個／个 (gè),名 (míng)

jìdì

继弟

[繼弟]

younger stepbrother

jìhòu

继后

[繼後]

later
afterwards

jìwèi

继位

[繼位]

to succeed to the throne

jìmǔ

继母

[繼母]

stepmother

zhōngjì

中继

[中繼]

to relay
to repeat

jìshì

继室

[繼室]

second wife (of a widower)

jìfù

继父

[繼父]

stepfather

jìsì

继嗣

[繼嗣]

to continue
to continue a family line
posterity
heir

jìpèi

继配

[繼配]

second wife (of a widower)

jìxù

继续

[繼續]

to continue; to proceed with; to go on with

jìguǐ

继轨

[繼軌]

to follow in the steps of

guòjì

过继

[過繼]

to adopt
to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)

jì'ér

继而

[繼而]

then
afterwards

chéngjì

承继

[承繼]

adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
to inherit

jìwǔ

继武

[繼武]

to follow in the steps of one's predecessor

zhōngjìqì

中继器

[中繼器]

repeater

Xú Jìyú

徐继畲

[徐繼畬]

Xu Jiyu (1795-1873), Chinese geographer

jìchéngrén

继承人

[繼承人]

heir
successor

zhēnzhōngjì

帧中继

[幀中繼]

frame relay

jìfùmǔ

继父母

[繼父母]

step-parents

jìrènzhě

继任者

[繼任者]

successor

Qī Jìguāng

戚继光

[戚繼光]

Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader

zhōngjìzhàn

中继站

[中繼站]

relay station

jìchéngquán

继承权

[繼承權]

right of inheritance

jìdiànqì

继电器

[繼電器]

relay (electronics)

jìchéngzhě

继承者

[繼承者]

successor

Sūn Jìhǎi

孙继海

[孫繼海]

Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)

jìzǐnü

继子女

[繼子女]

stepchildren
adopted children

qiánfùhòujì

前赴后继

[前赴後繼]

to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)

hòujìfárén

后继乏人

[後繼乏人]

see 後繼無人／后继无人 (hòujìwúrén)

jìwǎngkāilái

继往开来

[繼往開來]

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

xùnkuàngzhōngjì

讯框中继

[訊框中繼]

frame relay (telecommunications)

zhōngjìzīliào

中继资料

[中繼資料]

metadata

féngāojìguǐ

焚膏继晷

[焚膏繼晷]

to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day

jìchéngyībō

继承衣钵

[繼承衣缽]

to take up sb's mantle
to follow in sb's steps

hòujìwúrén

后继无人

[後繼無人]

to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

xīngmièjìjué

兴灭继绝

[興滅繼絕]

lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten

nüjìchéngrén

女继承人

[女繼承人]

inheritress

qiánpūhòujì

前仆后继

[前仆後繼]

one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
advancing wave upon wave

hòujìyǒurén

后继有人

[後繼有人]

(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

yèyǐjìrì

夜以继日

[夜以繼日]

night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort

duōduānzhōngjìqì

多端中继器

[多端中繼器]

multiport repeater

jìxiōngdìjiěmèi

继兄弟姐妹

[繼兄弟姐妹]

step-siblings